Wasn't sure in which topic this should be posted...just new it was GOOD information, interesting and educational. Since it is very possible for one to vacation or take a trip to a glacier-laden area the decision was made to place it under Road Tripping. Would make a wonderful sight-seeing experience! Um-m-m? Maybe I need a new topic!

To me, this is fascinating stuff. I'm adding a great video I got of the actual calving of a glacier caught on time lapse cameras. I can only imagine what the world was like when most of the earth was covered by glaciers. It boggles the mind, or at least it boggles mine. Feel free to be boggled too.

All you want to do is kick off your shoes and relax when you arrive in your hotel room. But before you flop down on the bed, make time to do these eight simple things before anything else. Your health and safety may depend on it.

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Reminds me of vacation in the 80s with the four kids. All three girls had long, long hair and the last thing we needed was head lice! It was a reputable motel, too, not one of those off the beaten path Bates Motels! Take this advice and save your vacation :-)

I'm approaching a point where my kids are almost grown and I have a whole new blank chapter to write. Where will I go? What will I do? Who will I become? I could really do anything. Or be anyone. Do I want warm?

Feed your wanderlust and have a good laugh! LookySquares documents his 6-month journey across 14 states. His amazing photographs capture vast landscapes, various flora and fauna and the evolution of, quite possibly, the worst beard in history.

When I started visiting our Santa Monica office, I was thrilled to get up early and go down to the beach to body surf. It was well worth braving the cold water, because sometimes I’d be joined by a dolphin or sea lion.

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The major known source of beach pollution isn’t careless litterbugs on the beach—oddly enough, it’s rain. In our heavily paved, concrete environment, rainwater doesn’t soak back into the ground or evaporate back to the air as it should. Instead, it flows off the hard surfaces of streets, driveways, parking lots and rooftops, picking up dirt, garbage, pet waste, motor oil and other pollutants, and carries it straight into the nearest ocean, lake, or stream. This stormwater—as little as a half-inch of rain in some places—can also overwhelm sewer systems and trigger the discharge of sewage—hundreds of billions of gallons of mucky water every year—into waters where people swim.

Our school bus won’t be yellow. It’s not for kids (though kids are welcome). But we are reaching back to school buses to build on the type of learning that happens there—where we learn how to meet new people, plan minor rebellions, trade gossip, share secrets, doodle, and dream. School buses are (and have always been) spaces for unconventional learning, social experimentation, and community building.

The boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina might be one of the loveliest border crossings ever: It's the crest of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Editor's note: CNN.com's weekly Summer in the Park series turns to rangers at the United States' most popular national parks to get insider recommendations for your visits, whether you have just one day or can stay longer. The series will run through Labor Day.

19 photos that make you appreciate America From redwood forests to Gulf Stream waters, workers from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management have photographed the often-remote terrain they supervise. Here are a few of the best images and descriptions from My Public Lands, the bureau’s lively Tumblr site, of the land that Woody Guthrie wrote “was made for you and me.’’

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Seeing these photos will definitely inspire you to travel across America!

Whenever I fly I always ask for a window seat. Seeing the world from above gives you a different perspective on the world. Patterns emerge, nature shines and cities feel colossal. On Flickr ...

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The 'roads' in these cases are the highways of the air. If you can't travel physically to different parts of the world, at least you can enjoy the great photography without paying the price of the airline ticket. Enjoy!

Regional GetawaysAt this point, most of us have planned our summer travel, but there’s no reason our journeys have to end when the air starts to chill.

We’ve rounded up the best upcoming chic destinations for you, depending on your part of the country—because travel expenses aren’t just about where you’re going, they’re also about where you’re coming from. A quick and inexpensive trip for some might require hours in the air and thousands of dollars for others (Hawaii and London come to mind as quick jaunts for the West and East Coast respectively; not so much for the reverse coasts).

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"We’ve divided our favorite chic and inexpensive getaways by region, so you can spend less time and money in the air, and more where you want to—on the ground."

Readers' travel tips Los Angeles Times Keep your itinerary with you and, when traveling by train in a foreign country, keep your luggage within sight. I had to change cars in France and left my luggage in the first car.

5 Summer Travel Scams to Avoid TIME With the summer comes peak season for scammers coming up with new ways to empty tourists' wallets — increasingly, by getting their hands on travelers' personal financial information.

This August, 40 pioneering millennials will embark on a train journey across the country. Where early pioneers went west, these millennials will go east—from the San Francisco Bay to the District of Columbia—stopping in ten cities along the way to explore local examples of innovation and advance creative projects of their own design.

For those itching to hit the road this summer, these nearby vacation spots have something for everyone. So pack up the car, grab the map (or GPS) and travel to one of these East Coast road trip destinations.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Residents of this picturesque Lake Michigan community are known to quip, “The view of the bay is half your pay.” It’s a sardonic commentary on the local wage scale, but also a tribute to the stunning scenery and small-town...

Welcome to our new series, Family Vacation Road Trip Planning! Over the next few weeks, you’ll get tried and true tips for planning the best family vacation road trip from a mom of 4.

Road trips are the preferred way to travel for most families. The average family takes one or more road trips every year. Some parents welcome a road trip as quality family time, while others view it as a necessary evil to travel from one place to another!

If you take the latter position, there is a good chance that you may find your road trip more enjoyable if you follow some of the travel tips in our family vacation road trip planning series.

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Summer is dead ahead! Vacation planning mode has begun. Start by gathering nuggets of information to make a road trip more fun.

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